Did you know that Newcastle’s Nobbys Headland was almost blown up? Ann Hardy and Gionni Di Gravio from the University of Newcastle talk to Indiana Hardwick about the people that saved the headland. Was it the mysterious Mr. Thorn of Prince Alfred notoriety who secretly saved the day? Producer: Indiana Hardwick Interviewees: Ann Hardy Gionni di Gravio Music: Mysterious Dramatic Music by tyops -- https://freesound.org/s/616226/  -- License: Attribution 4.0 Curious Ambience.wav by Reg1n0ld -- https://freesound.org/s/503244/  -- License: Creative Commons 0 SFX: Shoveling coal.wav by jokallset -- https://freesound.org/s/395876/  -- License: Creative Commons 0 ship over river close 751 AM 230415_0580 by klankbeeld -- https://freesound.org/s/731129/-- License: Attribution 4.0 explosion10.wav by V-ktor -- https://freesound.org/s/435415/  -- License: Creative Commons 0 horse with old cart.wav by bruno.auzet -- https://freesound.org/s/538438/ -- License: Creative Commons 0   Indiana Hardwick can be contacted via LinkedIn Find out more about the history of Newcastle at Living Histories. Learn about the protest roots of the Hunter in Radical Newcastle Thumbnail image of Nobby’s Lighthouse, Newcastle by Roanish on Flickr, licence CC by 2.0. https://www.flickr.com/photos/49236322@N06/4605602729